National Steel (SID) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

National Steel's (SID) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$147.5 million in Q1 2026, up 25.06% year-on-year from -$118.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 46.28% quarter-over-quarter from -$274.7 million in Q4 2025.

National Steel (SID) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Steel has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 14 years of filings, most recently posting -$147.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$147.5 million, up 25.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$913.8 million (down 157.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.3 billion, down 335.97% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$147.5 million for Q1 2026 at National Steel, up from -$274.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$303.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $209.6 million (2024), against an average of $234.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 390.93% in 2023 and jumped 72.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • National Steel's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slumped by 71.94% to $315.7 million in 2023, then surged by 72.8% to $545.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 150.35% to -$274.7 million in 2025, then surged by 46.28% to -$147.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$147.5 million (Q1 2026), -$274.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$244.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 623.22 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 225.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -9.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 10.34 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 87.20 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -477.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -14.88
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -147.54 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 33.30 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 27.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -147.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -147.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -274.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -274.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -244.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -244.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -247.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -247.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -196.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -196.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 545.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 545.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 920.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 920.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 314.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 314.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -254.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -254.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 315.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 315.72 Mn